not many pictures but. . .

So today, I thought that I'd share a few Spring photos with you. I love Springtime in the Rockies, and I'm really loving the snow that turns to very green lawns and 75 degree days. Then we repeat that cycle again.

My dear hubby and I are getting away for just a few days. We are attending a wedding in our extended family and then sneaking north to visit grandkids for a day or two. We don't really know these grandkids very well. I'm afraid their parents are stuck in the "our lives are so crazy" excuse mode. We used to do that until we decided there are more important things in life.

I am so grateful that, early in our child-raising years, we came to our senses and I was blessed to spend countless hours with my little flock of delightful children taking walks, reading stories, making things and just listening. I wish that had rubbed off a bit more on them. I still hope for our in-law children to see the light. They were not raised the same way, and therefore, we don't really know some of our grandkids. Sad. . .

But I can't dwell on that, I just look forward to time away and time with my eternal companion alone together. That makes me smile. Here are some happy pictures. . .

Just thinking out loud

I love to see April snow--it's drifting down outside my window right now. I've got some ham and beans in the crockpot for dinner tonight, and I made a fresh batch of my very own Multi-grain bread and the house smells very sumptuous. The construction crew is still working out front on our Center Street Project. They are installing new gas lines to our homes today. I feel very cozy and happy inside with a fire in the woodstove, a good book (Truman by David Mccollough) to read, and some knitting to do for Mother's Day. I'm making some dishcloths and Amish scrubbies and I am very happy inside with plenty to do and plenty to look forward to.

Maybe later, I'll walk over to the Post office and mail some letters to my Grandkids or maybe I'll take a little walk down to the local yarn store and purchase some more baby yarn. I suppose that I could also deliver the blue booties to my neighbor. I knitted them for her to give as a gift to a friend. This day is a very happy one and I am a person who is never bored. I believe that is a gift from God. The gift of contentment.